The State I Am In Tabulatur von Belle And Sebastian

D        C            G            C       D    C
I was surprised, I was happy for a day in 1975
Bm            Am          G                 C         D   C
I was puzzled by a dream, stayed with me all day in 1995
Bm        Am             G
My brother had confessed he was gay
    C                D             C
It took the heat off me for a while
Bm                 Am
He stood up with a sailor friend
G              C               D          C (Bm - Am - D)
Made it known upon my sisters wedding day
D              C            G               C
I got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported
      D           C
Now she's in love
Bm           Am         G                  C   
I was so touched, I was moved to kick the crutches
         D              C
From my crippled friend
Bm            Am              G               C
She was not impressed that I cured her on the Sabbath
      D             C
So I went to confess
G                G/E          G/B              G/C     
When she saw the funny side, we introduced my child bride
    D            C
To whisky and gin

The priest in the booth had a photographic memory
For all he had heard
He took all of my sins and he wrote a pocket novel called
"The State I Am In"
So I gave myself to God
There was a pregnant pause before he said ok
Now I spend my day turning tables round In Marks & Spencer's
They don't seem to mind

G
I gave myself to sin
    Bm                      
I gave myself to Providence
     F
And I've been there and back again
    Am
The state that I am in

Oh love of mine, would you condescend to help me
I am stupid and blind
Desperation is the Devil's work, it is the folly of a boys empty mind
Now I'm feeling dangerous, riding on city buses for a hobby is sad
Lead me to a living end
I promised that I'd entertain my crippled friend
My crippled friend